Events Event Speaker Chris Butler

Chris Butler is one truly creative individual from The Bronx, New York. He has worked on projects such as The Paperboy, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Empire, 12 Years A Slave, alongside campaign films for global brands such as Google, adidas, Coors, AllState, Infiniti Motors, and StubHub. He also made a cameo in David O. Russell's Oscar Nominated Film "American Hustle". He obtained his BFA in Advertising and Public Relations at The City College of New York where he also won his senior thesis for ads he wrote and designed for the Colin Powell Center, expressing the need for non-US citizen students to advocate for themselves and equal opportunities within the CUNY educational system, the win earned Chris a spot on AdColor's 2015 top 30 future of advertising and entertainment list. Before that he was one of nine students selected to attend The Ghetto Film where he learned the art of filmmaking from industry professionals such as Spike Jonze, Jason Reitman, David O. Russell and Lee Daniels, he shot the programs thesis film "Caraca" in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2009, the film went on to screen at several film festivals and had air on IFC/Sundance channel for 6 months. Chris's current focus is Brand and Product Marketing with an expertise in creative development & production.